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as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning the race for the white house veered from a focus on the economy to an emotionally charged debate on social issues. in an interview yesterday with "the des moines register" mitt romney said he would not pursue abortion related legislation if elected president. >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> after the interview romney campaign said governor romney is pro life and would support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life. romney has repeatedly said the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade. the ruling that l
as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm...
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new poll shows romney is getting an early bump in some critical states. workers are putting the finishing touches on the convention floor before republicans arrive in tampa. florida is a key battleground state in the race for the white house and mitt romney is gaining ground in the sunshine state. the latest quinnipiac university, cbs, new york times poll of swing states shows romney has moved into a virtual tie with president obama in florida and wisconsin. president obama maintains a healthy margin in ohio. romney has made up ground in two of the three states surveyed since the first poll three weeks ago. in florida, a big lead among senior citizens has helped romney cut the president's lead in half since the august 1st poll. he gained four points in wisconsin but had no change in ohio. paul ryan appears to be the reason wisconsin is now back in play. a third of voters say ryan's place on the ticket makes them more likely to support mitt romney. >> since naming congressman ryan as his vp candidate, romney has spent a lot of time focusing on medicare, ry
new poll shows romney is getting an early bump in some critical states. workers are putting the finishing touches on the convention floor before republicans arrive in tampa. florida is a key battleground state in the race for the white house and mitt romney is gaining ground in the sunshine state. the latest quinnipiac university, cbs, new york times poll of swing states shows romney has moved into a virtual tie with president obama in florida and wisconsin. president obama maintains a healthy...
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kid rock sang the song romney's been using on the campaign trail, and hours before the polls opened romney sounded confident. >> i'm going to win in michigan, and i'm going to win across the country. >> reporter: but he's in a virtual tie with rick santorum in michigan, the state where romney grew up. the two traded jabs monday. >> i think to create jobs it help a guy as president who's had a job, and i have. >> reporter: santorum says romney can't defeat the president. >> governor romney uniquely disqualifies himself in this biggest nish this general election, the ability go after barack obama on the government takeover of health care. >> reporter: rick santorum's campaign is using automated messages or robocalls to get so-called reagan democrats to show up. >> on tuesday, join democrats who are going to send a loud message to massachusetts mitt romney by voting for rick santorum for president. >> reporter: romney says the robocalls are a dirty trick. ron paul also campaigned across michigan yesterday. the state awards its 30 delegates proportionately, so he's trying to secure some of the
kid rock sang the song romney's been using on the campaign trail, and hours before the polls opened romney sounded confident. >> i'm going to win in michigan, and i'm going to win across the country. >> reporter: but he's in a virtual tie with rick santorum in michigan, the state where romney grew up. the two traded jabs monday. >> i think to create jobs it help a guy as president who's had a job, and i have. >> reporter: santorum says romney can't defeat the president....
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this poll released saturday night showed romney with a double digit lead. gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up florida voters ahead of tuesday's critical primary. >> get out and vote tuesday. >> a rally in pompano beach last night, he kept up attacks on newt gingrich. >> his record was one of failed leadership. we don't need someone who can speak well perhaps or say the things we agree with but does not have the experience of being an effective leader. >> romney leads the gop pac in florida but gingrich insists the race is actually closer than polls show. the former house speaker greeted voters sunday and said he's willing to keep up his fight well past tuesday. >> the clearer we are ab
this poll released saturday night showed romney with a double digit lead. gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up...
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president obama and mitt romney make final arguments before millions of americans head to the polls. >> on november 6th, we come together for a better future, and november 7th, we get to work. >> are you fired up? >> the first votes are in. while millions have cast early ballots, the first polls open up overnight. while the effects of superstorm sandy disrupt the vote in many areas, millions remain in the dark and cold without power as a new storm bears down on the northeast. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. i'm glad to be with you. i'm terrell brown. at least 120 million americans are expected to vote today in an election driven by record spending and even now, the outcome is up in the air. looking at the last gallup daily tracking poll of likely voters, president obama and mitt romney are separated by just one percentage point, a virtual tie. we have two reports this morning. randall pinkston is covering the romney campaign in boston. we begin with bigad shaban. >> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during ea
president obama and mitt romney make final arguments before millions of americans head to the polls. >> on november 6th, we come together for a better future, and november 7th, we get to work. >> are you fired up? >> the first votes are in. while millions have cast early ballots, the first polls open up overnight. while the effects of superstorm sandy disrupt the vote in many areas, millions remain in the dark and cold without power as a new storm bears down on the northeast....
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. >> reporter: the latest poll shows romney with a 14-point lead over santorum heading into illinois's primary, and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we're going to get this job done, i'm going to get the nomination, we're going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> reporter: romney has an advantage before the polls even open. santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him ineligible for ten of the 54 delegates at stake today. that could help mitt romney extend his lead. so after illinois it moves to louisiana where rick santorum is expected to do well and then, betty, it moves up here to d.c. on april 3rd. also maryland and wisconsin. >> a lot on tap. thank you, susan. >>> mitt romney was trying to focus on the economy as he campaigned yesterday, but at bradley university he faced questions about his opposition to planned parenthood and mandatory birth control coverage. one woman told romney she's looking for free birth control. >> if you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, vote for the other guy. that
. >> reporter: the latest poll shows romney with a 14-point lead over santorum heading into illinois's primary, and romney is showing confidence in a win. >> together we're going to get this job done, i'm going to get the nomination, we're going to defeat barack obama and take back this great country. >> reporter: romney has an advantage before the polls even open. santorum didn't file the necessary paperwork in four districts, making him ineligible for ten of the 54 delegates...
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in the polls there. but he has surged ahead nationally. along with his new front-runner status comes more scrutiny. several online publications releesd audio of santorum talking about a spiritual war where satan attack the united states. >> the father of lies has his sights on what you would think the father of lies, satan, would have his sights on. a good, decent, powerful, influential country. the you state of america. >> santorum made that speech at ave maria university in florida in 2008. tuesday he responded. saying if they want to dig up old speeches of me talking to religious groups, they can go ahead and do so. but i'm going to stay on message. santorum goes on to say, i'm going to talk about things that americans want to talk about, which is creating jobs and making our country more secure. santorum will likely have to respond to those remarks and recent comments he made about president obama's energy policy tonight. that's when all four candidates debate in arizona. it's the last time they'll m
in the polls there. but he has surged ahead nationally. along with his new front-runner status comes more scrutiny. several online publications releesd audio of santorum talking about a spiritual war where satan attack the united states. >> the father of lies has his sights on what you would think the father of lies, satan, would have his sights on. a good, decent, powerful, influential country. the you state of america. >> santorum made that speech at ave maria university in...
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most polls there show mitt romney with the commanding lead a poll released yesterday by "the new hampshire journal" has romney with a 20-point lead over his closest competitor, ron paul. and there may not be a lot of wiggle room. the polls show just 1% of new hampshire voters are undecided. >>> iran's army chief is warning the united states don't send pthe persian gulf.ier back to a u.s. carrier left the gulf while iran conducted military exercises. the army chief says if the ship returns, iran will take action. the iranian military says it successfully tested long and medium range missiles. >>> the days of the u.s. being able to wage two sustained ground wars at the same time may be coming to an end. "the new york times" reports defense secretary leon panetta will outline plans this week for making the u.s. military smaller. the pentagon budget could be cut by at least $450 billion over the next ten years. >>> syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters has not let up even with independent observers from the arab league. amateur video shows protesters demanded observers to stop
most polls there show mitt romney with the commanding lead a poll released yesterday by "the new hampshire journal" has romney with a 20-point lead over his closest competitor, ron paul. and there may not be a lot of wiggle room. the polls show just 1% of new hampshire voters are undecided. >>> iran's army chief is warning the united states don't send pthe persian gulf.ier back to a u.s. carrier left the gulf while iran conducted military exercises. the army chief says if the...
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that's a far cry from the first debate where cbs poll gave mitt romney the win with a 2-1 edge. romney gained a lot of momentum in the polls following his debate and his campaign aides say his performance last night will help continue his surge. >> you'll see the momentum continue here. those undecided voters that tuned in tonight heard from the governor himself, how he would perform as president of the united states. >> reporter: romney comes out on top when voters are asked who will do a better job with the economy. president obama can claim victory on who will be better for the middle class. foreign policy played a key role in this debate when the question turned to the attack in benghazi, libya. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> i want to make sure we get that on the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> he did. let me call it an act of terror. >> can you say that
that's a far cry from the first debate where cbs poll gave mitt romney the win with a 2-1 edge. romney gained a lot of momentum in the polls following his debate and his campaign aides say his performance last night will help continue his surge. >> you'll see the momentum continue here. those undecided voters that tuned in tonight heard from the governor himself, how he would perform as president of the united states. >> reporter: romney comes out on top when voters are asked who...
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jobs. >> the poll does show an area where mitt romney could gain some ground on the president. but to do so, he'll have to focus on a key demographic. >> mr. romney's single biggest problem, electorally, is women voters. >> the poll bears that statement out. in florida, romney trails president obama with female voters by 7 points. in ohio, the gap jumps to 21% and in pennsylvania, it's 24 percentage points. if there's good news for romney, it's that there are still more than three months left to election day. >> a month in politics is an eternity. i guess three months is three eternities. >> a lot can happen in three eternities. >> cbs news is tracking the presidential election through these surveys over the next three months. the next one coming out with "the new york times" and quinnipiac university will cover colorado, wisconsin and virginia. terrell? >> we'll be looking forward to it. >>> susan mcginnis in washington for us. this morning. >>> the faa is investigating a near collision in the skies over washington's reagan national airport. on tuesday, air traffic controllers
jobs. >> the poll does show an area where mitt romney could gain some ground on the president. but to do so, he'll have to focus on a key demographic. >> mr. romney's single biggest problem, electorally, is women voters. >> the poll bears that statement out. in florida, romney trails president obama with female voters by 7 points. in ohio, the gap jumps to 21% and in pennsylvania, it's 24 percentage points. if there's good news for romney, it's that there are still more than...
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among likely republican voters, but the survey also reveals 73% of those polled think it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobile, alabama on monday. >> if you think washington is a mess, i hope you'll send me there so i can fix it. >> reporter: romney is looking to pull off at least one victory in the south today to prove he can win over evangelical voters and carry very conservative states. alabama has 50 delegates up for grabs, mississippi has just 40, but every one, terrell, counts. >> thank you. >>> for president obama, some troubling news from a just released cbs news/new york times poll. the president's approval rating topped off at 50% last month but has dipped to 41% now, the lowest of his presidency. among the all-important independent voters, just 37% approve of how mr. obama's doing his job, but the same poll shows the president leading each of the four republican presidential candidates in a head-to-head matchup. >>> illinois officials don't know why the federal governme
among likely republican voters, but the survey also reveals 73% of those polled think it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobile, alabama on monday. >> if you think washington is a mess, i hope you'll send me there so i can fix it. >> reporter: romney is looking to pull off at least one victory in the south today to prove he can win over evangelical voters and carry very...
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susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> exit polls show romney was by far the preferred candidate for v who said can can can can a jewish school. police surround the house in toulouse. the suspect a 24-year-old french man who says he belongs to al qaeda. he says he wants to avenge the killing of palestinian children in the middle east. police believe he shot and killed a rabbi and three children on monday and is also responsible for the murder of three french paratroopers. >>> the victims of monday's shooting in toulouse, a rabbi, and another child were buried today in israel. >>> the lawyer for army sergeant bales says his client is, quote, a soldier's soldier. john henry browne has met with bales for 11 hours over the past two days. bales is being held at ft. leavenworth in kansas. browne says his client doesn't remember what happened the night of the massacre. he says he plans to travel to afghanistan to get his own evidence. >> i don't know about the evidence in this case. i don't know that the government's going to prove much. there's no forensic evidence. >> a tacoma, washin
susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> exit polls show romney was by far the preferred candidate for v who said can can can can a jewish school. police surround the house in toulouse. the suspect a 24-year-old french man who says he belongs to al qaeda. he says he wants to avenge the killing of palestinian children in the middle east. police believe he shot and killed a rabbi and three children on monday and is also responsible for the murder of three french paratroopers....
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i do endorse mitt romney. i think he's going to be a great president. >> a new poll show which candidates republican voters prefer. >> i kind of prefer marco rubio. >> 28% of those polled say they prefer the florida senator over everyone else. new jersey governor chris christie and wisconsin congressman paul ryan are next at 16% each. >> the obama administration and their campaign has just broken. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell, ohio senator rob portman and tim pawlenty are on the bottom of the poll with 6% each. romney isn't letting his hand show. >> i certainly expect to have a person with strength of character, vision for the country that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. >> as for today, romney will campaign at his headquarters in boston and the president will host a dinner at the white house to host some muslims to celebrate their holy month of ramadan. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you so much. >>> nato announced this morning that three am
i do endorse mitt romney. i think he's going to be a great president. >> a new poll show which candidates republican voters prefer. >> i kind of prefer marco rubio. >> 28% of those polled say they prefer the florida senator over everyone else. new jersey governor chris christie and wisconsin congressman paul ryan are next at 16% each. >> the obama administration and their campaign has just broken. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell, ohio senator rob portman and tim...
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mitt romney campaigned hard across ohio hours before the polls opened, asking voters in youngstown to carry him to victory on super tuesday. >> get out and vote. thank you so much. >> reporter: romney is locked in a dead heat there with rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator had a lead there, but it started to fade after romney's three-state sweep last week. santorum admits a win in ohio is crucial. >> i would make the argument thal it may not be make or break. it's going to be a huge, huge deal. >> reporter: ohio is going to be considered the biggest prize because it's a battleground state to the general election. romney says he's the republican candidate who can win in november. >> what we need to do is get good jobs and scaling back the size of government and that's what i do. >> reporter: mitt romney and ron paul have a decided advantage here in virginia today. they are the only two republican presidential candidates who qualify to be on the state ballot. ron paul expects to do well in caucus states, especially, idaho. >> we certainly have a very good chance of winning, an
mitt romney campaigned hard across ohio hours before the polls opened, asking voters in youngstown to carry him to victory on super tuesday. >> get out and vote. thank you so much. >> reporter: romney is locked in a dead heat there with rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator had a lead there, but it started to fade after romney's three-state sweep last week. santorum admits a win in ohio is crucial. >> i would make the argument thal it may not be make or break. it's...
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mitt romney, winner of the iowa caucuses, has a substantial lead in the polls. following her poor performance in iowa, michele bachmann dropped out of the race. >>> the suspects in a series of nearly 50 fires in los angeles will return to court later this month. harry burkhart is facing arson charges for the rash of fires set on new year's weekend. edward morris reports. >> reporter: 24-year-old harry burkhart seen here shortly after his arrest faced a judge but not the cameras wednesday. he was escorted into court in chains and held up by law enforcement. burkhart was held on $2.58 million bail. >> the campaign of terror has ended. >> reporter: burkhart is charged with 37 counts of arson for a string of house and car fires in and near hollywood on new year's weekend. the police chief believe burkhart set the fires, 52 in all. no one was seriously hurt but the arson caused more than $3 million in damage. police say the fires stopped after burkhart's arrest. last week, immigration agents arrested burkhart's mom dorothee here. she has been caused for 13 counts of
mitt romney, winner of the iowa caucuses, has a substantial lead in the polls. following her poor performance in iowa, michele bachmann dropped out of the race. >>> the suspects in a series of nearly 50 fires in los angeles will return to court later this month. harry burkhart is facing arson charges for the rash of fires set on new year's weekend. edward morris reports. >> reporter: 24-year-old harry burkhart seen here shortly after his arrest faced a judge but not the cameras...
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a slight edge over romney. but a majority of americans still disapprove of the president's handle of the economy. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> the president made his case for reelection in an interview before the super bowl miemt we created 3.7 million jobs over the last 23 months. we created the most jobs since 2005. manufacturing jobs. but we're not finished. >> despite romney's victories, newt gingrich isn't giving up. he's focused on making it to super tuesday, march 6th and beyond. >> my goal is with governor perry's help and others to be about tied in delegates coming out of tex tech. >> the other gop contenders are also determined to stay in the race. >> i get energized. there's a large number of people looking for an option. >> this race is a long way from being over. >> with each victory, it appears it's only getting tougher to stop romney's momentum. the latest poll also shows by a ratio of more than two to one americans say the more they learn about mitt romney, they less they li
a slight edge over romney. but a majority of americans still disapprove of the president's handle of the economy. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> the president made his case for reelection in an interview before the super bowl miemt we created 3.7 million jobs over the last 23 months. we created the most jobs since 2005. manufacturing jobs. but we're not finished. >> despite romney's victories, newt gingrich isn't giving up. he's focused on making it to super...
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in michigan, mitt romney's home state, a poll by the american research group shows santorum leading romney heading into the february 28 primary and a national poll of likely republican voters find rick santorum and mitt romney in a virtual tie. >>> overseas anti-government in syria say the government resuming their attacks on the city of homs. they said they would consider a plan for a peace keeping form. susan mcginnis is in washington with much more on this. >> reporter: good morning, betty. with it looking more and more imminent, the u.s. said it is working with its allies but it's clear at this point that support goes only so far. amateur video claims to show syrian troops launching new attacks on the city of homs. the you united nations commissioner says the violence is escalating. >> the longer they fail to take action, the more the civilian population will suffer from countless atrocities committed against them. >> president bashir al assad's army is targeting rebels, working to take down its regime. the u.n. estimates more than 5,400 people have died since the pro-democracy uprisin
in michigan, mitt romney's home state, a poll by the american research group shows santorum leading romney heading into the february 28 primary and a national poll of likely republican voters find rick santorum and mitt romney in a virtual tie. >>> overseas anti-government in syria say the government resuming their attacks on the city of homs. they said they would consider a plan for a peace keeping form. susan mcginnis is in washington with much more on this. >> reporter: good...
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a just released poll of likely republican voters in michigan find 37% support santorum, 33% romney, but that same poll had santorum with a 15-point lead last week. romney campaigns in michigan today and susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. you can see that poll, the lead is shrinking, the two of them about neck and neck in michigan. with that primary next tuesday, it's making that contest the most interesting and important one so far. >> it's great to be at the heartland -- >> reporter: rick santorum was joined by his family at a campaign stop in grand rapids, michigan. >> we actually get a chance to spend some time together this week. >> reporter: santorum is leading in the polls and is talking like a front-runner. he ignored his republican rivals, focusing his attacks on president obama. >> whose side is he on is the question. we need someone that's on your side. >> reporter: michigan is mitt romney's home state. with the primary just a week away, he's trying to convince voters that santorum is not the right candidate for the
a just released poll of likely republican voters in michigan find 37% support santorum, 33% romney, but that same poll had santorum with a 15-point lead last week. romney campaigns in michigan today and susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. you can see that poll, the lead is shrinking, the two of them about neck and neck in michigan. with that primary next tuesday, it's making that contest the most interesting and important one so...
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., voters go to the polls. mitt romney is predicting victory in wisconsin. if he win, he could reach the halfway point. rick santorum says he'll stay in the race no matter what happens tomorrow but a number of senior republicans are calling on him to quit. >> reporter: mitt romney is leading the pack but he still needs to more than double his delegate count in order to secure the gop nomination but that's not stopping him from going after president obama as if he's leading the republican party. mitt romney predicts he'll win tomorrow's wisconsin primary and the republican nomination. >> can't wait to get america back on track. >> reporter: while campaigning in middleton, wisconsin, mitt romney looked forward to a november battle with president obama. >> this president can't run on his record, and so he's going to try whatever he can to divert to some other kind of attack and have people disqualify nominee. >> reporter: a win in wisconsin could put romney firmly in control. he only needs 18 more delegates until he's halfway to the number needed to clinch the
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. >> also this weekend, the main caucuses, and betty, we hear the romney campaign could be bracing for another possible loss there. >>> susan, thank you. this morning, consumer advocates say the $25 billion settlement reached with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders doesn't help enough homeowners. the deal reduces some mortgage loans and awards money to those who were improperly foreclosed upon. but as wyatt andrews reports, the president believes the measure is long overdue. >> we have reached a landmark settlement. >> the president calls it a great deal for homeowners. $25 billion will come from the nation's largest mortgage banks. $10 billion goes to loan reducks for homeowners facing foreclosure. $3 billion will help refinance loans at lower interest rate. and there will be payments of roughly $1500 each to 750,000 people who lost their homes to foreclosure. >> this isn't just good for these families, it's good for their neighborhoods, it's good for their communities and it's good for our economy. >> the deal might also be good for una palmer. for two years she's been fighting to
. >> also this weekend, the main caucuses, and betty, we hear the romney campaign could be bracing for another possible loss there. >>> susan, thank you. this morning, consumer advocates say the $25 billion settlement reached with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders doesn't help enough homeowners. the deal reduces some mortgage loans and awards money to those who were improperly foreclosed upon. but as wyatt andrews reports, the president believes the measure is long overdue....
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and many are going after romney who is leading in the polls. >> conservative leadership. >> reporter: newt gingrich is hitting the air waves with a new attack plan. >> romney's economic plan? timid. >> reporter: gingrich is trying to gain ground in new hampshire but he may have taken a step back thursday when he talked about african-american neighborhoods. >> and so i'm prepared, if the naacp invites me, i'll go to their convention and ask where the african-american should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. >> reporter: gingrich has called president obama a food stamp president and soon find out if his comments have an effect on how people in new hampshire vote. massachusetts's largest newspaper, "the boston globe," has endorsed jon huntsman. remember, betty, massachusetts is where mitt romney was governor. >> yes, it was. drew levinson in washington, thank you, drew. >>> an army reservist who participated in a rally for ron paul may have some legal problems. corporal jesse thorson appeared with ron pawl at a rally on tuesday in iowa. he told the crowd that paul's
and many are going after romney who is leading in the polls. >> conservative leadership. >> reporter: newt gingrich is hitting the air waves with a new attack plan. >> romney's economic plan? timid. >> reporter: gingrich is trying to gain ground in new hampshire but he may have taken a step back thursday when he talked about african-american neighborhoods. >> and so i'm prepared, if the naacp invites me, i'll go to their convention and ask where the...
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meanwhile exit polls found a divide among race and generations. the president's share of white voters shrunk from 2008. meanwhile mitt romney won the vote of senior citizens, a jrt of those over 65 voted for the former massachusetts governor. so what were the demographic groups that towered the president's victory in anthony mason has the answer. >> it was interesting to see all the young people cheering outside the white house because young voters helped the president this time and it's three key groups that helped him four years ago, as well. he took 55% of women. that's about the same margin the president had four years ago. he won hispanics 69%. that's a better margin than he had four years ago. and as nora has pointed out, s hissics are making up a bigger part of the electorate. his margin with younger voters did shrink somewhat, but he still won them 60%-36%. bob mentioned voters who left the polls told us in general they approve of the president's job, a majority 54% told us that. the other thing that's very interesting here is we know the
meanwhile exit polls found a divide among race and generations. the president's share of white voters shrunk from 2008. meanwhile mitt romney won the vote of senior citizens, a jrt of those over 65 voted for the former massachusetts governor. so what were the demographic groups that towered the president's victory in anthony mason has the answer. >> it was interesting to see all the young people cheering outside the white house because young voters helped the president this time and it's...
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mitt romney continues tone joy a polling boost from his strong debate performance. the obama campaign reveals a new commercial today focusing on romney's pledge to cut funding for public broadcasting. both candidates head to the heartland. tara is in washington with more on all of this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. negative ads are blanketing the airwaves in those key swing states, including one featuring big bird, which ridicules mitt romney after he said it's not worth borrowing money from china to fund among other things pbs. today both candidates are back out there burning up the campaign trail. president obama is urging supporters to get almost obsessive about his re-election. >> so i need you in this election the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> reporter: the president wrapped up a california fundraising blitz in san francisco. he asked donors to send e-mails and make phone calls to people in swing states who will decide the election. >> we have to understand that we've got a lot more to do, and if we don't do it, t
mitt romney continues tone joy a polling boost from his strong debate performance. the obama campaign reveals a new commercial today focusing on romney's pledge to cut funding for public broadcasting. both candidates head to the heartland. tara is in washington with more on all of this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. negative ads are blanketing the airwaves in those key swing states, including one featuring big bird, which ridicules mitt romney after he said it's...
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the latest des moines register poll shows romney ahead with 24% but ron paul is right on his tail with 22. >> i have a race going. i'm essentially tied for first place. >> reporter: with 15%, rick santorum comes in third but he is hoping a last-minute surge will propel him to victory. at a packed coffee shop in iowa sunday, he urged voters to choose him and send a shock wave across the nation. >> lead this country. that's what i ask the people of iowa. don't defer. lead. >> reporter: more than 40% of caucus goers here in iowa are still undecided and that has many candidates shrugging off the competition. >> i can't imagine being threatened by rick santorum. >> reporter: newt gingrich says he'll stay in the race no matter where he finishes tuesday. michele bachmann and recognize perry are hoping for a miracle after sinking to the bottom of the polls. >> father, when you breathe your breath of life. >> reporter: both attended church sunday to especially to evangelical voters who made up half of iowa caucus goers four years ago. while the actual vote here tomorrow at the caucuses will not
the latest des moines register poll shows romney ahead with 24% but ron paul is right on his tail with 22. >> i have a race going. i'm essentially tied for first place. >> reporter: with 15%, rick santorum comes in third but he is hoping a last-minute surge will propel him to victory. at a packed coffee shop in iowa sunday, he urged voters to choose him and send a shock wave across the nation. >> lead this country. that's what i ask the people of iowa. don't defer. lead....
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a poll released wednesday finds rick santorum with a substantial lead over mitt romney. newt gingrich is in third. >>> a coroner's report says whitney houston was a chronic cocaine user and that played a major role in her death. preliminary autopsy results show houston drowned in her hotel bathtub with cocaine in her system and that heart disease of a contributing factor. ♪ >> reporter: almost six weeks after whitney houston's death, we finally know what killed the 48-year-old grammy-winning singer. >> the department of coroner has concluded its investigation into the death of miss whitney houston. the final cause of death has been established as drowning due to atheroscleer on theic heart disease and cocaine disease. >> reporter: houston's body was found the evening before the grammy awards, submerged in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room. investigates found several prescriptions in her room. toxicology results show she had cocaine in her system. >> cocaine indicated an acute use and it appeared that the cocaine had been used in the time period just probably
a poll released wednesday finds rick santorum with a substantial lead over mitt romney. newt gingrich is in third. >>> a coroner's report says whitney houston was a chronic cocaine user and that played a major role in her death. preliminary autopsy results show houston drowned in her hotel bathtub with cocaine in her system and that heart disease of a contributing factor. ♪ >> reporter: almost six weeks after whitney houston's death, we finally know what killed the 48-year-old...
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exit polls found 50% of alabama voters believed romney's position on issues was not conservative enough. meanwhile, half of mississippi voters who cast a ballot for santorum said they'd be dissatisfied if romney was the republican nominee. and more than half of mississippi voters said rick santorum's conservative credentials were just about right. >>> in other political news, as expected, the afl-cio says it is endorsing president obama for a second term. the union says it will mount a huge door-to-door campaign. union leader says the labor department or labor movement doesn't agree with the president on every issue but doesn't doubt his commitment to america's workers. >>> overseas, dozens were killed when a bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the swiss alps. the bus was headed back to belgium last night. 52 people were on board returning from a ski trip. at least 28 were killed. 22 of them children. all just 12 years old. the rest have been hospitalized. the crash is under investigation. >>> defense secretary leon panetta made an unannounced visit to afghanistan this morning. he'll meet
exit polls found 50% of alabama voters believed romney's position on issues was not conservative enough. meanwhile, half of mississippi voters who cast a ballot for santorum said they'd be dissatisfied if romney was the republican nominee. and more than half of mississippi voters said rick santorum's conservative credentials were just about right. >>> in other political news, as expected, the afl-cio says it is endorsing president obama for a second term. the union says it will mount a...
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a new nbc marist poll shows santorum leading romney by just two points. ohio is one of ten states up for grabs tuesday with more than 400 delegates at stake. republicans could see their nominee emerge from these contests or could once again shake up the race. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> ron paul was campaigning in alaska where 27 delegates are up for grabs tomorrow. paul admitted to bob schieffer that he's a long shot to capture the gop nomination. >> do i believe i can win? yes. do i believe the chances are slim? yes, i do. but things happen in this world that we don't have total control of and we live in a world that's very much in flux. >> paul says he thinks he can win three states tuesday. alaska, idaho and north dakota. >>> opponents of newly elected russian president vladimir putin plan a mass dem station tonight in moscow. after he was easily elected to a six-year term. he served as president for eight years before becoming prime minister. independent observers have witnessed extensive voting irregularities. coming up on the morning news, bp agre
a new nbc marist poll shows santorum leading romney by just two points. ohio is one of ten states up for grabs tuesday with more than 400 delegates at stake. republicans could see their nominee emerge from these contests or could once again shake up the race. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> ron paul was campaigning in alaska where 27 delegates are up for grabs tomorrow. paul admitted to bob schieffer that he's a long shot to capture the gop nomination. >> do i believe i can win?...
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a new national poll says president obama appears much more friendly and likeable than romney by a 2-1 margin. duarte geraldine in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. polls also show obama has a distinct advantage among women voters. santorum fell short of officially endorsing romney as suspended his campaign but he's vowing to fight alongside republicans as they reclaim the white house. mitt romney campaigned in pennsylvania with a new wide open path to the presidential nomination. >> this has been quite a day for me. i kind of like today. >> reporter: his closest rival, rick santorum, suspended his campaign yesterday. >> this presidential race for us is over. >> reporter: santorum dropped out two weeks before the primary in his home state. he was losing ground in the polls there and had to cancel several campaign events last week to care for a sick daughter but romney says santorum will still have an influence in november dwloo he will, without question, remain a major spokesman in our party, leader in our party. he's earned that by virtue of his effort. >> rep
a new national poll says president obama appears much more friendly and likeable than romney by a 2-1 margin. duarte geraldine in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. polls also show obama has a distinct advantage among women voters. santorum fell short of officially endorsing romney as suspended his campaign but he's vowing to fight alongside republicans as they reclaim the white house. mitt romney campaigned in pennsylvania with a new wide open path to the...
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mitt romney appears to be in the driver's seat as floridians go to the polls in a critical winner-take-all primary. >>> terror on the highway. the dramatic 911 calls as cars crash in a deadly florida whooi pile-up. >> how many cars have been involved so far? >> we cannot see, ma'am. we cannot see. >>> and head hunter in chief. the president says he'll look into why an unemployed semiconductor engineer can't find work. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. more than 2 million voter are expected to cast ballots in today's republican primary in california. tory. the latest florida. mitt romney is all the predicting victory. the latest polls like this one taken by quinnipiac university was taken. supporters have hit gingrich hard. they spent nearly $7 million in tv ads this past week. gingrich says he won't give up no matter what happens today. susan mcginnis has the latest now from tampa. good morning, susan. >> reporter: hi. good morning, betty. well, republicans here start heading to the polls in about three hours, and by all meas
mitt romney appears to be in the driver's seat as floridians go to the polls in a critical winner-take-all primary. >>> terror on the highway. the dramatic 911 calls as cars crash in a deadly florida whooi pile-up. >> how many cars have been involved so far? >> we cannot see, ma'am. we cannot see. >>> and head hunter in chief. the president says he'll look into why an unemployed semiconductor engineer can't find work. captioning funded by cbs >>> good...
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the latest polls show romney trailing rick santorum in ohio. santorum is also beating romney in tennessee. he visited a college near knoxville as he continues to court social conservatives. >> i'm running because i want to return the power that's gone to washington back to the american people. >> the results on super tuesday could determine which gop candidate will face president obama in november's election. newt gingrich and ron paul see it as an opportunity to get back in the race. >> gingrich is campaigning in georgia, the state he represented in congress for more than 20 years. he's pinning his hopes on them. >> that is the key building block that we have to have to move forward in the presidential campaign. >> the middle class really hurting. >> congressman ron paul was at work wednesday criticizing federal research chairman ben bernanke during a hearing on capitol hill. >> as much as i would like do something with the fed, i say the fed is going to self-destruct when the money is gone. >> paul is hoping his message of economic reform wil
the latest polls show romney trailing rick santorum in ohio. santorum is also beating romney in tennessee. he visited a college near knoxville as he continues to court social conservatives. >> i'm running because i want to return the power that's gone to washington back to the american people. >> the results on super tuesday could determine which gop candidate will face president obama in november's election. newt gingrich and ron paul see it as an opportunity to get back in the...
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romney. for the president's overall approval rating it stands at 50%. >> susan good to see you. thanks. >>> also in that pre-super bowl interview, president obama commented on the growing concerns over iran's nuclear program and whether or not israel has decided to attack. >> i don't think that israel has made a decision on what they need to do. i think they, like us, believe that iran have to stand down on its nuclear weapons program. and we have mobilized the international community in a way that is unprecedented. >> mr. obama says israel has a right to be concerned. he also said he hopes for a diplomatic solution but that the u.s. has not taken any options off the table. >>> the egyptian government says it's doing what it can but can't stop egyptian judges from prosecuting 19 americans and foreign employees of nonprofit groups. among the americans is the son of transportation secretary ray lahood. the charges are unclear, but the government blames the pro democracy and human rights groups
romney. for the president's overall approval rating it stands at 50%. >> susan good to see you. thanks. >>> also in that pre-super bowl interview, president obama commented on the growing concerns over iran's nuclear program and whether or not israel has decided to attack. >> i don't think that israel has made a decision on what they need to do. i think they, like us, believe that iran have to stand down on its nuclear weapons program. and we have mobilized the...
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as the president and mitt romney trade blows over health care, several new polls show that the president is actually maintaining a slight lead over romney in the race. but the obama campaign admits it's going to be very close in key states. president obama is in colorado for his second day of campaigning. >> we win colorado, i'll get four more years. >> the latest poll shows the president trailing mitt romney in the rocky mountain state. they hope it increases support among female voters and put him over the top. >> when it comes to a woman's right to make her own health care choices, they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s and colorado you've got to make sure it does not happen. >> in the cornfields of iowa, romney also focused on health care. >> the top of my list of programs we don't need is one that costs $100 billion a year i'm going to get rid of and that's obama care. >> president obama is publicly embracing the term obama care. >> i actually like the name because -- because i do care. >> a new ad from a pro-obama super pac is drawing criticism from the
as the president and mitt romney trade blows over health care, several new polls show that the president is actually maintaining a slight lead over romney in the race. but the obama campaign admits it's going to be very close in key states. president obama is in colorado for his second day of campaigning. >> we win colorado, i'll get four more years. >> the latest poll shows the president trailing mitt romney in the rocky mountain state. they hope it increases support among female...
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romney is leading in most polls in the sunshine state. on thursday the "orlando sentinel" endorsed the candidate saying we have little confidence that obama will be successful in managing the economy and budget in the next four years. for that reason though we endorsed him in 2008 we recommend romney in this race. ♪ president obama picked up his own endorsement. the boss, bruce springsteen campaigned for the president in ohio with former president bill clinton. and the event for catholic charities is expected to bring in about $5 million. some of those jokes were pretty good. >> both men got in some good turns in. tara mergener in washington for us this morning. thank you. >> there are conflicting reports about the bangladesh student accused of trying to detonate a bomb at the federal reserve in new york city this week. investigators say quazi nafis came to the united states sent on jihad. some of those who know him are expressing disbelief the 21-year-old tried to carry out an attack. federal agents are going over evidence taken from q
romney is leading in most polls in the sunshine state. on thursday the "orlando sentinel" endorsed the candidate saying we have little confidence that obama will be successful in managing the economy and budget in the next four years. for that reason though we endorsed him in 2008 we recommend romney in this race. ♪ president obama picked up his own endorsement. the boss, bruce springsteen campaigned for the president in ohio with former president bill clinton. and the event for...